Exhibited :
1854 Edward M. Patten auctions, Portland, ME held at Fox Block Rooms, Middle Street, Portland, ME, “Catalogue of two hundred and one oil paintings of remarkable beauty and value, recently brought from Europe … [from an American collector who travelled for three years in Europe]”, March 3-4, 1854

Literature / references :
– Edward M. Patten auctions, Portland, ME, auction catalog, “Catalogue of two hundred and one oil paintings of remarkable beauty and value, recently brought from Europe, now on free exhibition, at the Rooms in the Fox Block, entrance on Middle Street. Sales by Auction, Friday and Saturday Mornings, March 3rd and 4th, at 10 o’clock, each day. Edward M. Patten, Auctioneer.” March 3-4, 1854, lot #6, not illustrated.

Notes:
Duroi may have been related to a famous naturalist from the late 18th-century. Possibly J. Duroi or Jean-Philip Duroi.